2016-17 ALL-USA Maine Baseball Team

2016-17 ALL-USA Maine Baseball Team

USA TODAY High School Sports is proud to announce the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Maine Baseball Team. Players were selected based on their athletic achievements from the 2016-17 season.

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COACH OF THE YEAR

Don Joseph, Orono
Joseph guided the Red Riots to the Class C state title, their first crown since topping Class B in 1994. Orono (14-6) pulled out a thriller in the championship game, rallying from a 3-0 deficit against Lisbon in the bottom of the seventh inning to walk off with a 4-3 win.

FIRST TEAM

Player of the YearPeter Kemble, P, Bangor, 6-2/210, Sr.
The University of Maine-bound right-hander helped pitch the Rams to their fourth consecutive state title, allowing just one earned run in 53 innings and firing two postseason shutouts. Kemble (7-2) posted an ERA of 0.13 and struck out 78 with just 34 hits and six walks allowed in 53 innings.